BoingBoing Gadgets found this photo of the original original Ethernet cable at Xerox PARC, devised by Bob Metcalfe so he could rig up a local system for sharing things digitally. The diagram below ...

What is a crossover cable used for? The fastest way to connect PCs together, to a router or central switch, is through Ethernet cabling, a standard that’s been in networking installation for years.

Purchasing an Ethernet cable for your wired network might not seem like the most exciting or glamorous task, but selecting the right one is crucial to extracting maximum performance from your Internet ...